Calvin Klein
Italo Zuchelli's spring/summer 2010 collection for Calvin Klein expanded further on the company's expertise in sportswear and technical fabrics. Unfussy, clean tailoring was delivered in mesh fabrics which gave the suits a real sporty and physical sensibility. Colours were focussed - black, white, taupe and ice grey - with vivid blasts of aqua blue and bright orange.
To contrast the formal sportswear were modern takes on casual classics like parkas rendered relevant for now in transparent nylon and raincoats which were perfect for the city. Overall the collection itself was very confident and tapped cleverly into what the label does best which is updating iconic American style. Highlight pieces included the suiting with mesh lapels and panelled cap-sleeve polo shirts.
Gucci
The Gucci spring/summer 2010 catwalk collection was Frida Giannini on top form. The colour palette was predominantly white with a look inspired by architecture, particularly that of Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer, whose science fiction/fantasy concrete buildings standing stark white against the blue Brazilian sky made for a classic Gucci statement. The silhouette was likewise classic Gucci: sexy, relaxed and informal, with tight trousers.
Suiting saw the signature Gucci jacquard in white coupled with blocks of colour, while the jackets were unlined, light and floating, the trousers finishing above the ankle. Giannini has largely recreated Gucci formalwear in a more relaxed, casual way, so ties are out, and rather than shirts it's super fine-knit cotton sweaters. Similarly, the Gucci loafer is now a car shoe so much softer and deconstructed, like the whole collection. Confident, sexy and perfect for summer.
Armani
Gossip Girl actor Chase Crawford sat in the front row of one of the strongest collections we've seen from Armani, opened somewhat startlingly by a bare-chested professional stunt biker as he charged full pelt down the auditorium stairs and onto the catwalk, performing some welcome, eye-popping tricks to a bunch of very fashion-weary journalists. The message was a modern one: "Fashion as an expression of the cosmopolitan". Consequently tailoring was the main fixture, but a notably new cut of suit from the designer. Trousers were cropped above the ankle for summer and created in fine, lightweight wool. Jackets were slightly longer, smart and defined. Hyper-fine jersey T-shirts worn beneath them gave the look a sense of youth in tune with the diffusion line's original sporting manifesto.
Like Prada, grey seemed to be the main focus, but whereas Prada kept it this way throughout, Armani interlaced his varying tones of grey with bright orange and flashes of silver. Fine, silk-like suede (something we've seen so much of this week) gave garments a dusty finish contrasted sharply with layers of sporting mesh that appeared on jackets, trousers and bags. The climax? A team of cyclists riding down the catwalk on the must-have bike for summer 2010. Think Miss Marple, only, you know, more Armani: slick, black and basket-less. We want one!
Italo Zuchelli's spring/summer 2010 collection for Calvin Klein expanded further on the company's expertise in sportswear and technical fabrics. Unfussy, clean tailoring was delivered in mesh fabrics which gave the suits a real sporty and physical sensibility. Colours were focussed - black, white, taupe and ice grey - with vivid blasts of aqua blue and bright orange.
To contrast the formal sportswear were modern takes on casual classics like parkas rendered relevant for now in transparent nylon and raincoats which were perfect for the city. Overall the collection itself was very confident and tapped cleverly into what the label does best which is updating iconic American style. Highlight pieces included the suiting with mesh lapels and panelled cap-sleeve polo shirts.
Gucci
The Gucci spring/summer 2010 catwalk collection was Frida Giannini on top form. The colour palette was predominantly white with a look inspired by architecture, particularly that of Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer, whose science fiction/fantasy concrete buildings standing stark white against the blue Brazilian sky made for a classic Gucci statement. The silhouette was likewise classic Gucci: sexy, relaxed and informal, with tight trousers.
Suiting saw the signature Gucci jacquard in white coupled with blocks of colour, while the jackets were unlined, light and floating, the trousers finishing above the ankle. Giannini has largely recreated Gucci formalwear in a more relaxed, casual way, so ties are out, and rather than shirts it's super fine-knit cotton sweaters. Similarly, the Gucci loafer is now a car shoe so much softer and deconstructed, like the whole collection. Confident, sexy and perfect for summer.
Armani
Gossip Girl actor Chase Crawford sat in the front row of one of the strongest collections we've seen from Armani, opened somewhat startlingly by a bare-chested professional stunt biker as he charged full pelt down the auditorium stairs and onto the catwalk, performing some welcome, eye-popping tricks to a bunch of very fashion-weary journalists. The message was a modern one: "Fashion as an expression of the cosmopolitan". Consequently tailoring was the main fixture, but a notably new cut of suit from the designer. Trousers were cropped above the ankle for summer and created in fine, lightweight wool. Jackets were slightly longer, smart and defined. Hyper-fine jersey T-shirts worn beneath them gave the look a sense of youth in tune with the diffusion line's original sporting manifesto.
Like Prada, grey seemed to be the main focus, but whereas Prada kept it this way throughout, Armani interlaced his varying tones of grey with bright orange and flashes of silver. Fine, silk-like suede (something we've seen so much of this week) gave garments a dusty finish contrasted sharply with layers of sporting mesh that appeared on jackets, trousers and bags. The climax? A team of cyclists riding down the catwalk on the must-have bike for summer 2010. Think Miss Marple, only, you know, more Armani: slick, black and basket-less. We want one!
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